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• Egypt's rulers want to break up Brotherhood vigils
• In raging Middle East, Israel wins time with Palestinian peace talks
• Secretary of State Kerry in Pakistan on unannounced visit
• U.N. says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syrian sites
• Yemen's president meets senators as U.S. grapples with Guantanamo detainee issue
• Volcano doctors check the pulse of Mexico's 'Popo'
• Puerto Rico sees more rain, wetter times to come
• Cuba reports highest outflow of citizens since 1994
• The Case of Sture Bergwall, a.k.a. Thomas Quick: Sweden’s Former Serial Killer Acquitted
• Dissident Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov held in France: sources
• U.S. to go ahead with joint military exercise in Egypt
• UN experts to probe alleged Syria chemical attacks
• Iraq war logs in Manning case 'hit us in the face': U.S. officer
• Ruling expected soon in Berlusconi tax fraud case
• Egypt's military keeps Morsi's whereabouts secret
• Analysis: Pope's revolution; not all are pleased
• German industrialist Berthold Beitz dies at 99
• Latest platform for Syria's president: Instagram
• Rwanda says U.N. ultimatum threatened Congo peace talks
• Mexico's opposition party proposes sweeping energy reform
• Leaked docs give new insight into NSA's searches
• Jihadi jailbreaks raise doubts about US security funding
• Egypt orders camps cleared, protesters buckle down
• Russia: 1,200 Vietnamese in raid of workshops
• Phony rum kills seven in Cuba, dozens hospitalized
• Fiat expresses confidence in US legal challenge
• Uruguay Congress debates bill to regulate legal marijuana use
• Edward Snowden's father thankful to Putin
• U.N. says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syria sites
• South Sudan's Kiir to keep oil minister, change finance portfolio
• Libya: Gadhafi-era minister sentenced to execution
• Suspected Islamists steal 125 kg of dynamite in north Nigeria
• Mexican governmet likely to present energy reform bill next week: lawmaker
• Syrian opposition chief: No talks for time being
• Berlusconi lawyers ask supreme court to acquit him of tax fraud

Egypt's rulers want to break up Brotherhood vigils Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:12 PM PDT By Asma Alsharif and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt faced the prospect of fresh bloodshed on Thursday after the country's army-backed rulers signaled they would move soon to disperse thousands of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. With no sign of a negotiated end to weeks of violent confrontation, Egypt's interim government said two Cairo vigils by Mursi supporters posed a threat to national security, citing "terrorism" and traffic disruption. It ordered the Interior Ministry to take steps to "address these dangers and put an end to them," but gave no time frame. ...

In raging Middle East, Israel wins time with Palestinian peace talks Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:03 PM PDT By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Pressured by Washington, worried about its international standing and perturbed by Middle East turmoil, Israel had many reasons to return to peace talks with the Palestinians this week after a three year hiatus. On the surface, Israelis saw little reason to jump back into negotiations. The status quo in the occupied Palestinian territories was holding and the question of the so-called peace process had largely fallen off the domestic political agenda. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have realized he could not take the rap for cold shouldering U. ...

Secretary of State Kerry in Pakistan on unannounced visit Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:31 AM PDT By Lesley Wroughton ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Pakistan late on Wednesday for a day of talks aimed at easing tensions over U.S. drone strikes while putting pressure on the nuclear armed nation to do more to eliminate militant havens on its territory. In Pakistan on an unannounced visit, Kerry is also likely to discuss ways to revive deadlocked talks with the Taliban and broader efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as U.S.-led forces prepare to pull out most combat troops by late 2014. ...

U.N. says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syrian sites Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:05 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. inspectors will travel to Syria "as soon as possible" to investigate claims of chemical weapons use during the country's civil war after President Bashar al-Assad's government granted access to three sites, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The head of a U.N. chemical weapons investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, and the head of the U.N. Office of Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane, visited Damascus last week at the invitation of the Syrian government to discuss access and obtained an understanding that it would be granted. ...

Yemen's president meets senators as U.S. grapples with Guantanamo detainee issue Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi talked to U.S. senators on Wednesday as he to tries to persuade Washington to repatriate dozens of Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison. Expectations that the Obama administration is moving closer to its long-held goal of closing the facility were raised last week when the White House announced it was sending two detainees back to Algeria in the first repatriations for nearly a year. ...

Volcano doctors check the pulse of Mexico's 'Popo' Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:12 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a clean, hushed room in the south of Mexico City, cameras, computer screens and scrawling needles track the symptoms of a special patient, as they have every second of every day for the past two decades. The monitors indicate that "Don Goyo" is breathing normally, even as he spews hot rock, steam and ash.

Puerto Rico sees more rain, wetter times to come Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:27 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans are used to wet tropical weather, but the past few weeks have unleashed a series of storms of almost biblical proportions, destroying hundreds of homes, sweeping away cars and leaving tens of thousands without power.

Cuba reports highest outflow of citizens since 1994 Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:20 PM PDT By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The number of Cubans leaving their country has increased steadily in recent years, the government reported on Wednesday, reaching levels not seen since 1994 when tens of thousands took to the sea in makeshift rafts and rickety boats. Separately, the U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced it is lengthening most visitor visas for Cubans from six months to five years, allowing them to make multiple U.S. visits over the five-year period instead of repeatedly applying and paying the $160 fee for the privilege. ...

The Case of Sture Bergwall, a.k.a. Thomas Quick: Sweden’s Former Serial Killer Acquitted Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:19 PM PDT Sture Bergwall was once one of the most feared men in Sweden, a confessed serial killer convicted in eight murders who boasted of claiming dozens of other lives.

Dissident Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov held in France: sources Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:13 PM PDT By Kirstin Ridley and Matthias Galante LONDON/CANNES, France (Reuters) - Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling $6 billion from his former bank, BTA, has been arrested on the French Riviera, two sources said on Wednesday. Ablyazov was arrested in the village of Mouans-Sartoux about 8 km (5 miles) north of Cannes in southern France, a police source said. A court hearing has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. (0430 EDT) Thursday, added a second source, who could not confirm the hearing's location. ...

U.S. to go ahead with joint military exercise in Egypt Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States still plans to hold a major military exercise called Bright Star in Egypt in mid-September, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday, even after the Egyptian military's toppling of the president and the violence that has ensued. "We're planning on going ahead with it," Hagel told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. Hagel has been in regular contact with Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi since the military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3. ...

UN experts to probe alleged Syria chemical attacks Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:06 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts will travel to Syria as soon as possible to investigate three alleged incidents of chemical weapons attacks, the United Nations announced Wednesday.

Iraq war logs in Manning case 'hit us in the face': U.S. officer Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:45 PM PDT By Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Army was overwhelmed when WikiLeaks published more than 700,000 secret diplomatic and war documents handed over by soldier Bradley Manning, a retired officer testified in the sentencing phase of the convicted private's court-martial. "The ones that hit us in the face were the Iraq logs," retired Brigadier General Robert Carr said in a Fort Meade, Maryland court on Wednesday, a day after a military judge found Manning guilty of 19 charges over the leaks in 2010, the biggest breach of classified data in U.S. history. ...

Ruling expected soon in Berlusconi tax fraud case Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:44 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers made a final attempt Wednesday to overturn a tax fraud conviction that threatens to derail the ex-premier's two-decade old political career banning him from holding public office, urging Italy's highest court to either acquit the business mogul or at least order a fresh trial in the long-running case stemming from film rights acquisitions in his media empire.

Egypt's military keeps Morsi's whereabouts secret Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is taking extreme measures to keep Mohammed Morsi hidden. It says dignitaries are helicoptered to the deposed president's place of detention after nightfall, flying in patterns aimed at confusing the visitors. The military also has reportedly moved Morsi at least three times.

Analysis: Pope's revolution; not all are pleased Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:12 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased.

German industrialist Berthold Beitz dies at 99 Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Berthold Beitz, who was honored for saving hundreds of Jews in occupied Poland during World War II and became one of post-war West Germany's leading industrialists, has died at 99.

Latest platform for Syria's president: Instagram Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's embattled president already has a Facebook page, Twitter account and a YouTube channel. Now Bashar Assad is turning to the popular photo-sharing service Instagram in the latest attempt at improving his image as his country burns, posting pictures of himself and his glamorous wife surrounded by idolizing crowds.

Rwanda says U.N. ultimatum threatened Congo peace talks Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:52 PM PDT By Richard Lough NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rwanda said on Wednesday the decision by a U.N. intervention brigade to forcibly disarm people in a strategic zone of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo had surprised African leaders and risked jeopardizing peace talks. The U.N. peacekeeping mission said on Tuesday it was setting up a security zone around Goma, which briefly fell into M23 hands last year, and would disarm, by force if needed, anyone carrying weapons after a 48-hour grace period. ...

Mexico's opposition party proposes sweeping energy reform Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:40 PM PDT By David Alire Garcia and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's opposition conservative party proposed sweeping energy reform on Wednesday to change the constitution to allow more private investment and promote competition, while the ruling party is expected to present its own plans for an overhaul next week. Both parties favor market-friendly policies in Latin America's No. 2 economy and are expected to join forces to push through energy reform. ...

Leaked docs give new insight into NSA's searches Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:35 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Documents published by the Guardian newspaper are providing new insight into the National Security Agency's surveillance of world data, giving an over-the-shoulder look at the programs and techniques U.S. intelligence analysts use to exploit the hundreds of billions of records they gather each year.

Jihadi jailbreaks raise doubts about US security funding Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:11 PM PDT In the past few days Iraq, Libya, and Pakistan have experienced massive jailbreaks involving Islamist insurgents. What all three countries have in common is weak national institutions and massive US efforts to prop them up.

Egypt orders camps cleared, protesters buckle down Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Protesters holding sticks and wearing helmets and makeshift body armor stand behind mounds of sandbags, tires and brick walls. They change guards every two hours to ensure they stay alert.

Russia: 1,200 Vietnamese in raid of workshops Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:34 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Police in Russia's capital say they have detained 1,200 Vietnamese who are in the country illegally during a pre-dawn raid on a complex of small workshops.

Phony rum kills seven in Cuba, dozens hospitalized Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - Seven Cubans have died and more than 40 have been hospitalized, eight in critical condition, after drinking wood alcohol, or industrial methanol, they thought was rum, the public health ministry said on Wednesday. The poisoning happened in the La Lisa municipality of Havana, beginning on Monday, and all those killed were in their 40s and 50s, according to a list provided by the ministry. Such incidents are rare, though not unheard of in Cuba. "Those affected consumed wood alcohol sold illegally ... ...

Fiat expresses confidence in US legal challenge Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:25 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Italian carmaker Fiat expressed confidence Wednesday that it will prevail in its dispute with Chrysler's minority shareholder on the price of some outstanding shares, citing a favorable ruling on key elements of the case.

Uruguay Congress debates bill to regulate legal marijuana use Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:23 PM PDT By Felipe Llambias and Malena Castaldi MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Legislators in Uruguay hotly debated on Wednesday a measure backed by leftist President Jose Mujica that would create a government body to control the cultivation and sale of marijuana and allow people to grow it at home or as part of smoking clubs. The use of marijuana is already legal in the South American nation, but sale and cultivation of it is not. A vote on the bill - expected to be very close - was due later on Wednesday in the lower chamber of Congress. ...

Edward Snowden's father thankful to Putin Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:18 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden told Russian television that he is grateful to President Vladimir Putin and his government for protecting his son.

U.N. says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syria sites Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:12 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has agreed to allow U.N. investigators to visit three sites to investigate accusations of chemical weapons use during the country's two year civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday. "The Mission will travel to Syria as soon as possible to contemporaneously investigate three of the reported incidents, including Khan al-Asal," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's press office said in a statement. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Vicki Allen)

South Sudan's Kiir to keep oil minister, change finance portfolio Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT By Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's oil minister Stephen Dhieu Dau will keep his post in the new government, while new appointments will be made to the key finance and defense portfolios, officials said on Wednesday. Last week, President Salva Kiir sacked the cabinet, Vice President Riek Machar and put his top Sudan negotiator, Pagan Amum, under investigation amid a power struggle. Dau told Reuters he had been appointed again. "We will try to continue with the same programs that we laid in the last two years," he said, without elaborating. ...

Libya: Gadhafi-era minister sentenced to execution Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:08 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A criminal court in Libya sentenced a Gadhafi-era education minister to death on Wednesday for murder and for inciting violence during the 2011 civil war, the second such guilty verdict by the same court in recent days.

Suspected Islamists steal 125 kg of dynamite in north Nigeria Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:58 AM PDT (Updates death toll in Kano bomb) DAMATURU, Nigeria, July 31 - Gunmen suspected to be allied to Islamist sect Boko Haram have stormed a construction site in northeast Nigeria, carting off 125 kg (275 pounds) of dynamite and hundreds of detonators, two security sources said on Wednesday. The militants struck the Bara area of Yobe state at around 2 a.m. on Monday morning, the two security sources in Yobe told Reuters, but no shots were heard. One of the sources said the men arrived on four motorcycles, beating and overpowering the site's private security guards. ...

Mexican governmet likely to present energy reform bill next week: lawmaker Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:58 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government is likely to present a far-reaching energy reform bill to Congress next week, a senior ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday, a key plank of President Enrique Pena Nieto's bid to boost economic growth. "Everything indicates that the (energy reform) initiative of President Pena Nieto will arrive next week," Senator Emilio Gamboa, leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party's (PRI) bloc in the upper body of Congress. ...

Syrian opposition chief: No talks for time being Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:53 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The main Western-backed Syrian opposition will not take part in any peace negotiations with the government until rebels gain the upper hand on the battlefield again, the group's chief said Wednesday.

Berlusconi lawyers ask supreme court to acquit him of tax fraud Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:53 AM PDT By Roberto Landucci and Barry Moody ROME (Reuters) - Lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi asked the supreme court on Wednesday to throw out a tax fraud conviction against the former prime minister in a case that could decide not only his future but that of Italy's fragile coalition government. The Court of Cassation heard more than three hours of arguments from Berlusconi's two lawyers challenging the verdict of a lower appeals court which sentenced him to jail and a ban from public office for the fraudulent purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television empire. ...

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